"The
only birthday cake I can remember from my childhood
is one my Mom bought from a private cake decorator.
I can't even remember how old I was but I remember
the cake vividly! When I had my son just over three
years ago, I decided that all of his cakes should
be that special and I've been into cake decorating
ever since.

I'm completely self taught and rarely get to practice
my decorating skills but I use a lot of my experience
in art and design to pull the cakes together. I
love to use the child's birthday theme or favorite
characters on the cake to make it more special for
them.

Because of my enjoyment of cake decorating, I am
the moderator The Cakes List, which is an e/mail
list for cake decorators. There are over 400 members,
some are professional decorators while others are
home decorators. We discuss everything from decorating
cakes to selling them. If you want to learn or want
to contribute, please join us at http://geocities.com/cakeslist

Besides planning for upcoming parties, I am also
the Birthday Guru at Lifetips.com. Our site offers
a multitude of helpful birthday tips on party planning,
cakes, decorating, card writing, toasts, etiquette,
food and refreshments, gifts, party games for every
age, themes and ideas... pretty much every aspect
of birthdays. I am the contributor for the page
and also the author of the weekly newsletter which
deals with a new birthday topic each month by topic
and age groups. Check out my page at http://www.birthday-tips.com
and be sure to sign up for the free newsletter down
in the bottom right-hand corner.